Sunday, August 26, 2012

Getting Tired of Tim

Granted we had very little chance to defeat an impressive Tim Hudson, but, thanks to a once again hapless Tim Lincecum, the contest was over early. So, the Braves salvage a split by whoopin' us 7-3, and we luckily keep our 2 game lead over the smog-suckers. Tim threw approximately 87 pitches in the first inning, give or take a dozen.

Exhaustion is the best word to describe my current attitude towards Tim. I already went through shock, denial, anger, denial again, and then a really short period of apathy. (Sigh, that was nice...) This season has been like a journey through the Rings of Freak Hell and I feel like a newly recovered addict. "Hi, my name is Jon and I am a Freakaholic. I have'nt had a decent dose of Timmeh all season long!" Ah well, no sense in complaining. I guess i will just do what everybody else is doing...wait and see.

The bad: Clay Hensley is el stinko lately. I have no confidence in that guy. Is there a September call-up that can take his place? Please!

Given that I am airborne (over Colorado on the way to Milwaukee, then, via automobile, to Madison) on WiFi again, I feel that I must comment.

Jon, this feels like 1979 Vida Blue / Bob Knepper more & more with every Tim start. That was one of the most painful seasons ever, after the promise of 1978. Luckily, the rest of the rotation doesn't suck, so we are in 1st place. However, Tim back in form, as unlikely as that seems, would be a huge boost because ... our bullpen is fragile. What is up with those guys? Each of them is good for a few good performances, followed by a horror show (e.g. Affeldt on Saturday & a few Romo, Lopez, Casilla performances that come to mind). This was evident pre-July 31, & we did nothing; this is again evident pre-August 31, & we are again fixing to do nothing. I don't get it. Picking up OK bullpen arms should be a snap at this time of year. On the lefty side, we got Mijares, who is working out OK. There's got to be a RHP languishing on some marginal team who is available. We really need that help.

Given that I am airborne (over Colorado on the way to Milwaukee, then, via automobile, to Madison) on WiFi again, I feel that I must comment.

Jon, this feels like 1979 Vida Blue / Bob Knepper more & more with every Tim start. That was one of the most painful seasons ever, after the promise of 1978. Luckily, the rest of the rotation doesn't suck, so we are in 1st place. However, Tim back in form, as unlikely as that seems, would be a huge boost because ... our bullpen is fragile. What is up with those guys? Each of them is good for a few good performances, followed by a horror show (e.g. Affeldt on Saturday & a few Romo, Lopez, Casilla performances that come to mind). This was evident pre-July 31, & we did nothing; this is again evident pre-August 31, & we are again fixing to do nothing. I don't get it. Picking up OK bullpen arms should be a snap at this time of year. On the lefty side, we got Mijares, who is working out OK. There's got to be a RHP languishing on some marginal team who is available. We really need that help.